San Antonio New-Express – Singer Frank Ocean is making people listen “If we’re talking true risk-takers, I point to Ocean and Adam Lambert, who came out just after “American Idol” and on the cover of Rolling Stone, no less. It may have hindered Lambert’s career a bit, at least in the beginning, but it seemed genuine. And now, Lambert is filling in as a frontman for Queen during overseas shows and topped the Billboard 200 in May with sophomore album “Trespassing.” He’s the first openly gay artist to achieve that feat. Ocean’s success is just the latest movement in what seems to be a big shift in certain areas of pop culture.“

AdamLambert At The Take 40 Live Lounge Sells Out In 15 Minutes! – Take 40 ! “Tickets for this intimate performance went on sale for this morning at 9am, and less than 15 minutes later were sold out! Adam will be playing an intimate and exclusive performance at The Standard in Sydney on Wednesday 22 August – with fans getting the chance to chat to their glamorous idol in a special live Q and A session before the gig.”

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wow…no adam at queen olympics show…wow really england…after he and queen blew away everyone in their concerts…jessie j??? not the same at all…they need to get over the british citizen rule…this is a show for the world…all the world’s citizen…who the hell cares if the artist are from different countries??!! so disappointed now..

This is not a criticism of Adam: I’m worried and confused that Tresspassing has sold only 138K in the US. Thought there were more of us true believers than that-any thoughts or concerns on this Xena/Juneau? or info about his new management’s strategy? Would others join me in buying one or two more copies of this outstanding album and giving them to others? It deserves a much wider audience!

Many fans have been gifting the album like crazy, bless them. But I’m not sure if that’s the best strategy. I would hate for the media or some unfriendly blogger to get wind of it and use the info to discredit Adam. Xena and I do think about the trajectory of Adam’s career against the background of today’s music industry. We’ll probably write a post about it eventually (again)! The way I see it, Adam is doing fine. He got a huge boost from Idol, but he is just now starting to figure out what kind of artist he wants to be. Remember, he is a singer first, and an aspiring song-writer second. He knows who he is as a singer, but figuring out what you want to say as a song-writer is an entirely different process and may take years. In the meantime, he has a sizable, passionate fan base that will support him for the long haul. Will that be enough to keep label support over time? Possibly not, but there are alternative paths to success. That said, I suddenly had the thought that the label may be pressuring Adam around now to put out a Christmas album! LOL. – J